Iranian-Americans to hold rallies in DC, Stanford and Orange County in solidarity with people of Iran

Iranian-Americans have been holding rallies in various towns and states in
solidarity with the people of Iran who are protesting the outcome of the recent
presidential elections. Iranians are demanding that a new and fair election be
held with independent monitoring of the voting and the tabulation of the
votes.

In the
aftermath of the Iranian presidential elections, reports from Tehran show
turmoil throughout Iran. There are serious allegations of major fraud during the
election and the subsequent counting process. Numerous demonstrations are held
all across the country to contest election results. Sadly, there are reports of
beating protesters on the streets and invasion of major universities in Tehran,
Esfahan and Shiraz. To show our deep concern about recent developments, Iranian
and non-Iranian students in Northern California will gather on Stanford
university campus to hold a peaceful demonstration. The goal is to show our
solidarity with Iranian protesters and in particular students regardless of any
political views.

* Please do
not bring any flags of any kind
* Avoid anti-regime rhetoric--focus on the elections.

** Please
note this event is NOT organized by Stanford Persian Student Association (PSA).
I am merely using the PSA email list to inform all current and alumni Iranian
students of such demonstration.**

The announcement of
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as winner of the Iranian presidential election came as an
enormous shock. The unprecedented number of Iranians who faithfully
participated in the election have unfortunately been victims of a well
orchestrated theft of their votes. This blatantly fraudulent election result is
symptomatic of a wider corruption and repression of Iranians by their government
and yet another shameless denial of the Iranians' most basic human rights.

Throughout the country, millions of Iranians
are engaging in non-violent civic protest to protect their votes and counter the
coup by Ahmadinejad's backers. As Iranians living in the DC Metro area, we
consider it our moral and civic duty to support our compatriots in their
courageous struggle for a democratic Iran. We invite you to join a
demonstration in solidarity with the people of Iran on Saturday, June 20,
beginning at 11am at the Iranian Interests Section. We plan to march to the
White House.

Our main rallying call will be: "Respect
the Vote, Condemn the Coup"

Our specific demands will be:

Annulling the fraudulent elections

Holding new elections under supervision of independent
monitors

Urging the international community to not to recognize
Ahmadinejad as the elected president

Establishing an independent truth finding commission with
representatives from all presidential candidates to investigate electoral
fraud and bring perpetrators of the coup to justice

Stopping the US government's invitation to Ahmadinejad's
diplomatic corps to attend Fourth of July celebrations at American embassies
throughout the world

Iranians are paying enormous costs to protect
their most basic human rights. We in the free world must help by voicing their
demands and pressing the international community to respect their will and the
integrity of their vote.